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|a) False. Nothing in the definition of a geometric sequence requires the common ratio to be always positive. For example, <math>a_n = (-a)^n</math>
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Revision as of 11:20, 20 May 2015

Question Consider the following sequence,


     a. Determine a formula for Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle a_n} , the n-th term of the sequence.
     b. Find the sum Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \displaystyle{\sum_{k=1}^\infty a_k}}

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